Hamilton's Committee of Adjustment will conduct 23 hearings, here are the hearings that caught my attention.
Conversion of Storefront (Restaurant) to Housing at 652 King Street East
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UPDATE: The Committee of Adjustment approved the application during their March 24, 2016 meeting
King Street between Victoria and Wentworth is expected to become a stronger commercial district in the coming years as residential intensification takes hold along the LRT corridor. However, in the meanwhile, there is a challenge wi
th storefront vacancies. The owner is 652 King Street East, on the south side just west of Wentworth, is asking for a minor variance to convert the existing storefront restaurant into two storefront apartments with the bedrooms and bathrooms in the basement, and kitchen/living room on the main level. The hearing will be held Thursday (March 24, 2016) at 2:10 p.m. (Page 69 of 132 in agenda)
On Barton Street, one of the challenges facing commercial revival is the lack of available storefronts due to conversions to residential storefront apartments. During the previous term (2010-2014) of the Committee of Adjustment, the CoA denied numerous storefront conversions.
Owner of Building at Burris and Main (646 Main Street East) Looks for Variance from Minimum Apartment Size
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While 646 Main Street East is just one of 23 hearings for Thursday's meeting, it is an interesting file to illustrate the considerations the Committee must consider for each application.
Hamilton Committee of Adjustment for May 28, 2015
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Committee of Adjustment meets Thursday with a big agenda of 27 hearing. There are 3 rural applications, 17 Lower City and Dundas, and 7 Mountain and Suburbs.
I've reviewed all the public notices for the hearings and three are of newsworthy note
Committee of Adjustment for February 5, 2015
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24 Hearings, five of them I’m watching. (I’ve added one to the end because I find it interesting)
Committee of Adjustment for January 29, 2015
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18 Hearings, three of them, I'm watching. (There's a possible fourth, but I need more information before I officially watch it)
Committee of Adjustment Wrap-up for December 4, 2014
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The Committee of Adjustment met today, hearing 11 applications in total. (Full Agenda)
Four of them are of note:
- 311 & 321 Frances Avenue in Stoney Creek which is a mid-rise residential building proposal
- 4 Derek Drive which is home to the Jackson family of Jackson Orchards fame. Jackson Orchards was the last farm within the boundaries of the Old City of Hamilton. - 856 Beach Blvd which sought to build a basement on the Beach Strip
- 11 Brock Street, which is footsteps from Pier 8, a proposed reuse of commercial lands to residential and is tied up in City Hall red tape. 311 & 321 Frances Avenue, Stoney Creek
The developer, New Horizon, of 311 & 321 Frances Avenue, close to Lake Ontario near Green Road, required a variance in height for the top of the proposed buildings elevator shaft.